Lower Limb Spasticity Linked to Orchidopexy Risk in Cerebral Palsy
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For boys with cerebral palsy (CP), the presence of lower limb spasticity (LLS) is associated with orchidopexy risk, according to a study published online June 7 in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.Eric…
Learn MoreRecommendations Updated for Nonhormonal Management of Vasomotor Symptoms
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a position statement issued by the North American Menopause Society and published online June 1 in Menopause, updated recommendations are presented for the nonhormonal management of menopause-associated vas…
Learn MoreSchool-Based Group Intervention Effective for Mental Health in Teen Girls
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A school-based, trauma-informed group intervention is beneficial for alleviating trauma-related mental health harms among girls in high school, according to a study published online June 7 in Science Advances.M…
Learn MoreStudy Looks at Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on STEMI Patients
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) during the first COVID-19 lockdown have reduced survival, according to a study published online June 7 in the European Heart Journal-Quality of Care & Cl…
Learn MoreLocally Recurrent Rectal Cancer QoL Is Valid Patient-Reported Outcome Measure
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new locally recurrent rectal cancer (LRRC) quality of life (QoL) measure is a valid patient-reported outcome measure (PROM), according to a study published in the May issue of eClinicalMedicine.Deena P. Harji…
Learn MoreU.S. Life Expectancy Disadvantage Began in 1950s, Worsened Over Time
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The disadvantage in U.S. life expectancy began in the 1950s and has worsened over time, according to a study published online June 1 in the American Journal of Public Health.Steven H. Woolf, M.D., M.P.H., from …
Learn MoreCombo Speech, Singing Therapy May Have Greater Effect in Parkinson Disease
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Combining speech therapy with a singing intervention delivered via telerehabilitation seems to have a greater effect for patients with Parkinson disease (PD) with voice deficits, according to a study published …
Learn MoreASCO: FOLFOX Noninferior to Chemoradiotherapy for Overall Survival in Rectal Cancer
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) is noninferior to preoperative chemoradiotherapy with respect to overall survival for patients with locally advanced rectal cance…
Learn More~5 Percent Have Seizure While Driving Prior to Epilepsy Diagnosis
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About 5 percent of people have a seizure while driving (SzWD) prior to being diagnosed with epilepsy, according to a study published online June 7 in Neurology.Benjamin Bases, from the Tulane University Undergr…
Learn MoreASCO: Adding Atezolizumab to Cabozantinib No Benefit in Advanced Renal Cancer
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with locally advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma with disease progression on or after immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment, the addition of atezolizumab to cabozantinib does not improve cl…
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